On a Sunbeam

On A Sunbeam
Book cover
Author(s)Tillie Walden
Websitewww.onasunbeam.com
Current status/schedulefinished
Launch dateFall 2016[1]
End dateSpring 2017[1]
Genre(s)Science fiction

On a Sunbeam is a science fiction webcomic,[2] by American cartoonist Tillie Walden. It was later released as a graphic novel.[1] Set in a spacefaring science fiction world, the plot follows the development of the protagonist Mia, who joins the crew of the maintenance ship Aktis and attempts to reconnect with a lost love. It was nominated for the 2017 Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic[3] and the graphic novel won the 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prize.[4]

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  2. ^ "The Next Frontier: Tillie Walden's Webcomic On a Sunbeam Will Be Adapted to a Graphic Novel". Bookish. October 2, 2017. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (May 2, 2017). "THE 2017 EISNER AWARD NOMINEES REVEALED". IGN. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019.
  4. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (April 17, 2019). "Awards Watch: Pulitzers, Doug Wright Awards, Studio Prize winners, The Reuben, LA Times Book Prize". ComicsBeat. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021.